(International Living) Robert enjoys a relaxed lifestyle and an ultra-low cost of living in Boquete When Robert Cook sold his house and car, quit his job and took off for Panama, his friends and family asked him if he was on drugs. That was six years ago and things have changed since then. âThey say they envy me now,â Robert laughs. âMy stress level is way down … [Read more...]
Shopping at Albrook Mall in Panama
(The Panama Gringo) Albrook Mall near Albrook Airport in Panama City is a popular shopping spot with tourists and locals alike. Itâs located next to a bus terminal and has a nice supermarket inside making it popular with bus riders that need to take food home. There are dozens of stores and restaurants as well as a cinema to entertain any shopper or innocent tag-a-long for … [Read more...]
Painted Hat Festival in Panama
(prensa.com) LAS MINAS, CoclĂ©. The dancer Yarelys Solimar Rodriguez, age 11, she WAS proud to wear a hat painted on His Head. The dancer Yarelys Solimar Rodriguez, age 11, she was proud to wear a hat painted on his head. Yarelys ran very happy with her dress parade route to mark the First Festival Hat Pinta'o in PenonomĂ© Mines in the province of Cocle. Yarelys ran very … [Read more...]
Much to see and do in Panama!
(Panama Travel Group) There is a saying that Panama is a paradise to discover, but in the recent years this country is causing a sensation as one of the most attractive tourist spots. We are so popular that the famous Lonely Planet travel guide, recently published their new book âBest in Travel 2011âł, which includes Panama, in the fourth place, among countries that … [Read more...]
Panama Carnaval Route Decided
(Panama Digest) This yearâs Carnaval route has been chosen. The celebration, which Tourism Minister Salomon Shamah says could attract more than 250,000 people, will be .6 miles long, stretching from the Seafood Market to 30th street along the Cinta Costera. Shamah said that there will be no culecos â the big tanker trucks filled with river water that hose down … [Read more...]